Louis Koo: Criminal Becomes A-List Star, U60 Not Afraid to Do Nud.e Scenes

Louis Koo is known as one of the most sought-after stars at the Hong Kong box office. Despite being over 50, he still maintains his form, actively working as an actor, producer and mentoring many young artists.

Louis Koo was born on October 21, 1970 into a poor family. His parents were very strict and closely controlled his life. As the eldest son, the actor entered society early and suffered many hardships at the ag.e of 15, working many jobs such as porter, waiter at McDonald's, salesman and security guard at a clothing store.

At a young ag.e, not yet understanding the darkness of the world, Louis Koo had already made friends with some bad guys. One time, the actor and his bad friends participated in a robbery, but his main duty was to keep watch, but unexpectedly he was discovered by the police first. Being a righteous person, the actor accepted the blame and received a 22-month prison sentence in place of his accomplices.

It is worth mentioning that while serving his sentence, Louis Koo's girlfriend outside became a couple with his good friend, betraying him. Out of frustration, the actor got involved in fights in prison and his sentence kept increasing, eventually being imprisoned for 2 years.

After this incident, Louis Koo understood the cruelt.y of reality and the sinisterness of the human heart. From the bottom of his heart, the actor always hoped that society would become better. Because he understood that poverty would push people to dark paths, he always devoted himself to charity.

Louis Koo was discovered by chance and invited to be a model for MTV karaoke tapes thanks to his handsome appearance. From 1991 to 1993, he participated in filming music videos for many famous singers. After that, he enrolled in the fifth TVB artist training class and signed a contract with the station.

In 1995, Louis Koo first became the male lead in the martial arts film "The Return of the Condor Heroes" with the role of Yang Guo. From here, his career took off. In 1999, with the role of police sergeant Xu Fei in the crime film "Detective Files IV", he won the Most Popular Actor awar.d at the TVB Man Tian Xing Hui Awards.

In 2000, Louis Koo won the Most Popular TV Personality awar.d at the TVB Mansion Awards for his role as the villain Cheung Si-Lik in "The Trial of the Earth". In 2001, he took home the Most Popular Actor awar.d at the second TVB Mansion Awards for his role as Xiang Shao-lung in the historical drama "Time Machine".

Also in this year, Louis Koo left TVB and officially entered the film industry. During the beginning, the actor faced a lot of criticism and slande.r when he continuously released nearly 100 works but not many of them were successful. However, he always persevered with his decision.

In 2006, Louis Koo's villainous role as Jimmy in "Election Part 1 and 2" received praise from many international experts when part 2 of the film was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

By 2007, Louis Koo was nominated for the 44th Taiwan Golden Horse Film Awards and the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film "The Disciples". It seemed that all his efforts had paid off.

In 2009, Louis Koo won the 45th Taiwan Golden Horse Film Awar.d and was nominated for Best Actor at the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards for the biographical film "A Good Father". That same year, he established the Louis Koo Charitable Foundation.

In 2013, Louis Koo was nominated for Best Actor at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards for his role as Su Kin-chiu in the film "The Drug War". In 2014, he founded the company Thien Ha Nhat and invested in films such as "You Are Lovely" and "Mat Thanh".

In 2015, Louis Koo served as the ambassador of the Hong Kong International Film Festival. In 2018, he won the 12th Asian Film Awards, the 37th Hong Kong Film Awards and the Hong Kong Film Directors Guild's Best Actor Awar.d for his action film "Sat Po Lang: Tham Lang".

In the same year, Louis Koo took home the 16th Outstanding Chinese in the World Awar.d. By the end of the year, the actor donated and built more than 100 schools in mountainous areas such as Guizhou under the name of the "Louis Koo Charity Foundation".

In 2019, he was nominated for Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards for the action film "Crime Scene". On March 1, 2022, Hong Kong media reported that Louis Koo donated coronavirus rapid test kits twice and donated 5,000 rapid test kits the third time through the Louis Koo Charitable Foundation.

In 2023, despite being over 50, Louis Koo is still actively working in the arts, continuously releasing new works. The famous Hong Kong star returned to the big screen with "White Storm 3: Heaven or Hell" co-starring Aaron Kwok and Lau Ching Wan. Immediately after, the 7X actor quickly returned with "Deat.h Notice".

In 2024, he attracted attention with the film "Kowloon Walled City: Siege". The work "made waves" at the Hong Kong and mainland box offices for many months and received praise at the Cannes Film Festival with a 10-minute standing ovation.

The success of the film helped Louis Koo regain his top position on the big screen after many works were continuously criticized or suffered losses. Most recently, at the Filmart 2025 event, the famous star attracted attention when sharing about the health of the Hong Kong and Chinese film industry in recent times.

At the upcoming 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival, 10 representative films by Louis Koo will be screened. The actor said that these works represent different stages of maturity in his career.

When asked if there are any other roles he would like to try, Louis Koo said that he has acted in many sci-fi films - his favorite genre - so he doesn't have any specific roles he would like to try. The actor also revealed that someone recently asked him if he would be willing to do a completely nud.e scene.

If it were before, Louis Koo would have flatly refused. But now the actor said that with the constant movement of the film industry, his thinking has also changed. "Times have changed, I don't mind doing completely nud.e scenes. I'm just afraid that the film will be rated 18, children can't watch it," the actor shared.

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